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Contra Costa County Meeting Discusses Ambulance Patient Offload Times  

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Who Contra Costa County hospital leaders   Contra Costa County Fire Protection District   Contra Costa County Emergency Management Services (Contra Costa EMS)   What Hospital Council convened hospital leaders, Contra Costa EMS, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for our quarterly meeting on ambulance patient offload times (APOT).     Sutter Delta Medical Center and Contra Costa...

Reasons To Celebrate in The Northern Sierra

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Who SacValley MedShare (SVMS)   Shasta Health Assessment and Redesign Collaborative (SHARC)  California Department of Public Health, Chico District Office (CDPH – Chico What The Northern Sierra Section is starting the 2023 holiday season off with reasons for gratitude and celebration. Three examples stand out with SVMS, SHARC, and CDPH – Chico. SVMS, headquartered in Chico,...

Sacramento County Board Hearing Discusses Ambulance Patient Offload Times

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Who Sacramento County Board of Supervisors  Sacramento County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SCEMSA)  Emergency medical service (EMS) providers  Hospital emergency department leaders  What On Nov. 7, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors held a 90-minute informational hearing on ambulance patient offload times (APOT) and EMS innovation. The hearing revealed that the Sacramento area has some...

Chester Fire Department May Cease Ambulance and Fire Services

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Who Chester Fire Department  Seneca Hospital patients   Local residents  What The Chester Fire Protection District board is considering ceasing ambulance and fire services in January 2024. There is no set alternative in place, and concerns are being raised regarding the ability of community members to access care. Takeaway/Next Steps If the Chester Fire Department’s ambulance...

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit Concludes In San Francisco

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Who U.S. Secret Service   Department of Homeland Security   State of California   San Francisco Mayor London Breed   San Francisco Department of Health    San Francisco Police & Fire Departments   What The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit concluded on Nov. 17 after President Biden led a week of meetings and galas. There were 21 heads of economy in...

Honoring Our Hospitals and Health Care Workers During Thanksgiving

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Hospitals are important to the fabric of our communities. They provide a refuge for people during times of need, and it’s important that we recognize the people behind them. Throughout all the unexpected disasters that life throws at us — wildfires, earthquakes, or even a pandemic — health care workers have continued to show up for their patients.

Santa Clara Section Sees Leadership Changes

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Who Santa Clara Section CEOs What The Santa Clara Section held its last section meeting of the year on Oct. 31. The group thanked Paul King, CEO of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, for his leadership over the last two years as the section chair and director on the Hospital Council board. The group voted in Eric...

Workforce Initiative to Launch in Santa Clara County

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Who Partners across several health sectors in Santa Clara Santa Clara hospitals Priya Smith of Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center (Kaiser - San Jose) What At the Santa Clara Section meeting on Oct. 31, Kaiser - San Jose medical administration leader Priya Smith and Hospital Council RVP Jo Coffaro discussed plans to co-lead a...

Kern and Eastern Sierra Hospitals Plan for 2024

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Who Member hospitals in Kern/Eastern Sierra Section What On Nov. 2, CEOs from the Kern/Eastern Sierra Section held their final meeting of the year. In addition to reviewing the 2023 legislative year and looking ahead to the priorities for 2024, the CEOs focused on plans for seismic compliance and community ally-building. Work is underway to build allies,...

Sonoma Health Alliance Stakeholders Discuss Behavioral Health with Be Well Orange County

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Who Sonoma County Supervisors Susan Gorin, 1st District, and Chris Coursey, 3rd District  Sonoma County Department of Health Services Leadership  Be Well Orange County leadership: Marshall Moncrief, founding CEO, and Rosie Zoll, senior project manager   Sonoma County courts  Partnership HealthPlan of California Hospital Council North Bay members: Kaiser Permanente, Providence St. Joseph, and Santa Rosa Behavioral...